Musing Babylon Falling

Jeremiah 50

14            Put yourselves in array against Babylon on every side,

All you who bend the bow.

Shoot at her!

Spare no arrows,

For she has sinned against the Lord.

 

15         Shout against her all around!

Babylon has given herself up in surrender.

Her foundations have fallen.

Her walls are thrown down.

For this is the vengeance of the Lord:

Take vengeance on her;

As she has done, do unto her.

 

16     Cut off the sower from Babylon,

And the reaper who wields the sickle at the time of harvest;

Do not let seeds be planted in that country nor let a harvest be gathered.

For fear of the oppressing sword,

Let each turn back to his own people

And let everyone flee to his own land.

 

28    The voice of those who flee and escape from the land of Babylon

Declares in Zion the vengeance of the Lord our God:

The vengeance of His Temple.

Listen to the people who have escaped from Babylon

As they tell in Jerusalem how the Lord has taken vengeance

Against those who destroyed His Temple.